2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL THREE BRAKES LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FUSES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THERE WAS NO ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL# 09V12000 DUE TO EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/21/12

CAME TO STOP LIGHT, THE GENTLEMAN IN THE CAR NEXT TO ME AT THE STOPLIGHT TOLD ME HE ALMOST HIT ME A LITTLE WAYS BACK WHEN I STOPPED TO LET A VEHICLE TURN. HE STATED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. CHECKED AND IT WAS TRUE THE BACK WINDOW LIGHT AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED THE FUSES AND BULBS. ALL WERE GOOD. NOTIFIED THAT STOP LAMP SWITCH IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THROUGH RESEARCH APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI ELANTRAS, UNFORTUNATELY, THE 2008'S HAVE YET TO BE RECALLED. CALLED HYUNDAI TO DOUBLE CHECK RECALLS AND THEY CONFIRMED NO RECALL AT THIS TIME ON THE STOP LAMP SWITCH. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE, BUT ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,660 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,900.

MY CAR I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MARCH OF 09 I HAD ABOUT 9200 MILES WHEN THINGS STARTED TO BANG THEY CHANGE RUBBERS MOUNTS I TOOK IN BACK THEY SAID WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS WE CAN NOT FIX IT THEN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING THEY HAD PEOPLE FROM HYUNDAI NEW JERSEY AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND COULD NOT FIND NOTHING ITS STILL BANGING I TOOK IT BACK 7-8 TIMES THERE LAZY OR DON'T KNOW WHAT THERE DOING I DO HAVE A WARRANTY. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. KMJ

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING (A FACT THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF). THE PROBLEM WAS A MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKING AT 5 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 12/12/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AS DEFECTIVE AND ADVISED HAVING IT REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT) BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE 2008 MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ONLY THE 2007 MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ACTUATOR, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.